DK girls top Karnataka SSLC examination

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May 17, 2012
Mangalore, May 17: A Bantwal based girl bagged the top-most place in the Karnataka SSLC Class X examinations, results of which were declared on Thursday, even as girls continued to outshine boys in overall performance.

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Navya R Shetty (623) and Pallavi K Rao (621)

Navya R Shetty, a student of SVS English Medium School at Vidyagiri in Bantwal, has secured 623 out of 625.

She is the daughter of Rathnakar Shetty, a lecturer at Government College in Bangalore, and Prabha R Shetty, a homemaker.

The second state topper is Pallavi Rao K of Mangalore. She is the daughter of K Manjunath Rao and Bhvaneshwari of Hosabettu. Ms. Pallavi has scored 621 marks (99.36%).

Speaking to Coastaldigest.com, Ms. Pallavi said that encouragement given by her parents had been the key. “My mother never forced me to study. She kept telling me that if I study normally, I will get good marks. I used to study for 4-6 hours every day. I had expected that I will get above 95% but this was unexpected”, she said.

Ms. Pallavi also said that yoga and meditation had helped her a lot. “I have been practicing yoga regularly. I had won 6th place in an international yoga competition held in Pondicherry. I have also won prizes at Pratibha Karanji competitions”, she said.

A student of Vidyadayani English Medium School, Surathkal, Ms. Pallavi says that she aims to pursue her future studies in science stream. “I wish to pursue engineering studies. I will decide the line of engineering later”, she said.

K Manjunath Rao, father of Ms. Pallavi also expressed his joy on the occasion. “We had expected a good result but never thought she will be the second topper of the state. Her mother has encouraged her a lot and guided her regularly”, he said.

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January 25,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 25: Orange vendor Harekala Hajabba, popularly known as 'Akshara Santha' (the saint of alphabets), who went on to build a school at Newpadpu village on the city’s outskirts in 1999 is among this year’s Padma Shri awardees.

When Hajabba received the call on being nominated for the award, he was standing in a queue to buy rations.

As he is not fluent in Hindi, Hajabba handed over the phone to an auto driver, who conveyed the news that the Padma Shri award will be conferred on him.

The unlettered achiever set up a primary school from his meagre savings of Rs 150 per day,  selling oranges in Mangaluru. 

“The first time I felt bad for being an illiterate was when a foreigner enquired about the price of oranges in English. I did not know what he meant. So, I decided to start a school in my village,” Hajabba had said during a felicitation programme.

When Hajabba decided to start a school, he did not get any support. He started the school with 28 children.

The school today has been upgraded to a composite high school and is catering to the educational needs of hundreds of children in and around Newpadpu.

He ran from pillar to post in the Zilla Panchayat to make his dream come true. All cash awards he had received went into building the school. The United Christians Association, moved by the sight of his dilapidated house, built a 760-square-foot house costing Rs 15 lakh for him. 

Hajabba’s life was prescribed for the syllabus of three universities - Davangere, Kuvempu and Mangalore. His success story is also included in a Tulu textbook.

He won the Karnataka Rajyotsava award in 2013, Real Heroes award from TV channel CNN-IBN.

Hajabba, when contacted, said he could not believe his ears when told about the award.

New dreams

The frail vendor, in his 60s, humbly declared that he could achieve all this because of the support of all. Hajabba now dreams of upgrading the school into a full-fledged PU college.

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Meethal Kasaragod
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Sunday, 26 Jan 2020

A big Salute to him!

Great effort,

fairman
 - 
Sunday, 26 Jan 2020

Where there is will, there is way

May God help him.

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January 21,2020

Yadgir, Jan 21: A bag was found abandoned at the Yadgir Bus Stand on Tuesday morning that left the commuters in panic.

After receiving the information, a police team, along with a sniffer dog, rushed to the spot. When the bag was checked, the police found clothes and cash in it.

It is stated that a passenger might have left the bag in a hurry to catch the bus.

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August 7,2020

Udupi, Aug 6: Three people including police personnel entered a well and rescued an elderly woman who had accidentally fallen into Udupi on Thursday.

A police sub-inspector and two others got down into a well and rescued the elderly woman, who accidentally fell into well at near her home at Kukkikatte.

The locals immediately alerted to police and fire and rescue personal.

Udupi town police sub-inspector Sadashiva Govroji, fire and rescue staff Vinayaka and a local Auto-driver Rajesh Nayak got into the well and brought the woman out safely.

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